At some point it's safe to assume that friends and family must have pointed out that Robert Franzese looks a little like Family Guy's Peter Griffin. He is large, rotund and has the face for the job. So the visual similarity is there but what clearly sells the whole thing is Franzese instantly transforms into his comic counterpart the moment he changes into his green pants and applies the trademark round glasses. And it's not just aesthetics: a quick giggle, an inappropriate comment and the metamorphosis is complete. Franzese talks about his frequent trips to Comicon as Griffin in the video below. http://youtu.be/PaxG2cTNWkQ All that's needed is for Fran Drescher to appear as Lois and the Griffin parents would exist in real life.